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Did you know you have a Facebook e-mail address? Well if you’re like most people, you have a Facebook account, and that account came with a free @facebook.com e-mail address. Normally this would be no big deal, just another free e-mail address you can mentally discard. Problem is, Facebook has changed another feature today and haven’t told anybody about it. …

It seems that many people are having problems with the Facebook app on their smartphones. In most cases, simply downloading and installing the most recent app from the App Store will correct any problem that exists. However in some cases, installing the newest version does not fix the problem. We here at Frankenstein Computers use iPhones for our cell phones. …

There are over 50 million people using the app Draw Something for smart phones and tablets. But for those who connected Facebook with the app, there is a security risk. The app stores a Facebook access token in plain text. What that means in English is, if a hacker got hold of this file, it would give him access to …

I hate to brag but we are really good at crushing viruses at Frankenstein Computers. We have a process that uses 5 different removal tools in succession and have a 90% success rate for disinfecting systems. We have a flat rate of $105 to clean any system even though the process takes about 24 hours to complete. Most computer repair …

Apple unveiled iOS 6 yesterday at the World Wide Developers. Due out this Fall, Apple is promising to bring “over 200 new features,” with the new update. Some small changes such as slight improvements on current features, and some drastic changes, such as the replacement of Google maps. One of the larger features will be the new Facebook additions. Shooting …

Over the past week two new major malware instances have been discovered. The big one in the news recently is Flame. What makes Flame special is the malware used a new type of infiltration with the help of its ability to abuse Microsft’s digital certificates. The scariest part about Flame however is the fact that it has actually been around …